Living Shakespeare
Spring 2009 Tour of Hamlet
CSF Education will tour a shortened version of Shakespeare's Hamlet in the spring of 2009 to schools in Colorado. A troupe of five actors will visit your school to perform a 45-minute Hamlet. The performance will conclude with a short talk-back with the actors. Following the performance, the actors will conduct five simultaneous hands-on workshops in classrooms. Performances can accommodate up to 500 students, and workshops are limited to 25 students each. All programs are appropriate for grades 4-12. To sign up, contact Amanda at csfedout@colorado.edu or (303) 492-1537.
Cost:
• $550 (Includes one 45-minute performance, one brief talk-back, and five hands-on workshops. Workshops must be held immediately following the performance.)
• $450: Performance-only option
• Subsidies are available for qualified schools. Call (303) 492-1537 for details.
Dates/Times:
• Wednesdays and Fridays, February 4-April 24, 2009
• Schools select either morning or afternoon programming. (A morning session, for example, would begin with a 9 AM performance, followed by five 10 AM workshops. Afternoon sessions begin with a 12 noon performance, followed by five 1 PM workshops).
Workshops are available for Fall 2008–$150 per 50-minute session, limited to 25 participants. Call (303) 492-1537 to schedule a workshop for your school.
Living Shakespeare Schedule 2008-2009
- Please book your Living Shakespeare program at least three weeks in advance.
- Some subsidies are available to qualified organizations.
- Contact the CSF Education Outreach Office for more information.
May 22, 2008—Will Power Festival
July 21-August 8, 2008 — Camp Shakespeare
December 2008— School performances for our holiday show, A Child's Christmas in Wales. CSF is offering special weekday performances for schools to take students on a field trip to see the show at a reduced price. Contact (303) 492-1537 for details or to reserve tickets. Ages 5 and up.
February 4-April 24 , 2009— Tour of 45-minute Shakespeare play (Macbeth) to local area schools, followed by hands-on workshops. Wednesday and Friday programs available, morning and afternoon sessions. Contact (303) 492-1537 or csfedout@colorado.edu to be included on this tour. Grades 4-12.
“Marta kept the kids engaged and they enjoyed the performance.”
-Teller Elementary Teacher
“I learned about Shakespeare’s plays…I liked everything!”
-Teller Elementary student
“I learned that he [Shakespeare] made several famous plays.”
-Teller Elementary student
“The whole class assembly was awesome!!....entertaining and packed with information as well. We are already talking of making this event an annual tradition for sixth grade at Maplewood. The entire day was a plus for every student I have talked with! Thank you for helping us to enrich the lives of our sixth graders!”
- Maplewood Middle School Teacher
“I was impressed with Karen and Matt's ability to bring their love of Shakespeare across to our students, as well as giving them the background needed to understand the plays at a level they could all relate to.”
- Maplewood Middle School Teacher
“The interactive experience was awesome! The topics were appropriate for our sixth graders and the presentations were entertaining and well delivered!… I am promoting the performances and workshops as an annual event for Maplewood Sixth Graders. Others support this idea.”
- Maplewood Middle School Teacher
“I learned that [Shakespeare] could make poetry fun and not boring.”
-6th grade student, Maplewood Middle School
Boy Meets Girl Meets Shakespeare:
“Boy Meets Girl Meets Shakespeare” provides a super opportunity for students to be exposed to Shakespeare before having to read the plays in high school. Geoffrey and Jess are a natural team so well versed that they bring these mini-scenes to life and allow my students to have a positive first connection to Shakespeare.”
-Huron Middle School Teacher
“We love having these actors in—such a great, non-threatening way to introduce Shakespeare and theater to our kids.”
-Huron Middle School Teacher
“I love having the kids see Shakespeare as something that related to their lives (love and all that). I love seeing them get the humor. I love that they’ll go into freshman English and Romeo and Juliet with a positive Shakespeare experience.”
-Huron Middle School Teacher
“I learned that Shakespeare’s stories appealed to the poor and the rich, and the smart and the not so smart. This made his stories amazing.”
-Huron Middle School student
“I learned that [Shakespeare] was a gruesome, artistic and amazing writer.”
-Huron Middle School student
“Shakespeare had many famous lines people still use today.”
-Huron Middle School student
“I’m an actress already, but those plays REALLY inspired me in acting and in poetry. I learned a lot.”
-Huron Middle School student
“This was a fabulous experience, and I loved every minute of it. I’m going to see as many [performances] as I can, as well as join the camp.”
-Huron Middle School student
Rehearsal-to Performance Workshops:
“Incredible! In about an hour Jessica blocked two large, messy scenes and the kids ran through them more than once! I suspect other teachers have problems with blocking...”
- Teller Elementary teacher
“I liked when we learned how to act like another person, not yourself.”
-Teller Elementary student
“I learned that acting is really fun and it helped my voice get louder.”
-Columbine Elementary student
“I learned that you can fight in the play but not real fighting.”
-Columbine Elementary student
“I learned that when you’re talking or saying your part you have to send your voice out so they can hear and say your part clearly so they can understand.”
-Columbine Elementary student
Hands-on Workshops:
“I learned that when Shakespeare wrote his scripts he incorporated the stage direction into the lines.”
-Huron Middle School student
“I learned lots of new words and different feeling. I learned that acting is creative and takes lots of practice and rehearsals to get it right.”
-Huron Middle School student
“Shakespeare used his script, the dialogue, to show the actor what to do.”
-Huron Middle School student
